Business Software

November 15th, 2009 by
Keith

Well, news have been spreading around in the Internet world that even before Microsoft Office 2010 Starter Beta is officially released for testing, there were already torrents found online. Personally, I won’t really recommend any one to try downloading these unauthorised software, fearing that there could be bugs, of even viruses that come along with the setup.

All you need to do is use Office Starter 2010 Beta at home over the next few months, and let us know what you think. Office Starter 2010 includes Microsoft Word Starter 2010 and Microsoft Excel Starter 2010, which are great for basic tasks like writing letters, editing your resume, or creating a family budget.

The public beta of Office 2010 will start later this year though you can try Office Web Apps now itself.

October 30th, 2009 by
Keith

For the long awaiting fans for Ubuntu, you must be pleased to know that Ubuntu 9.10 is now available live for your download.

The new operating system is much faster, smoother and more classic (beautiful). I’m already downloading this version to replace my current Linux operating system. The mention of its optimised boot-up speed and the use of ext4 journalising filesystems is just too tempting to refuse.

Whilst I am blogging on this, my other laptop is already in the process of installing Koala Karmic (Ubuntu 9.10). If you are using Linux, perhaps, this is the best time to switch.

August 11th, 2009 by
Keith

WordPress 2.8.4 has just been released to the public. This version is to patch a vulnerability that was discovered yesterday – a specially crafted URL could be requested that allows an attacker to bypass a security check to verify a user-requested password reset.

As a result, the first account without a key in the database (which is normally the admin), would have its password reset, with the new password emailed to the account owner. Although this does not allow any form of remote access, but it can be quite annoying.

July 17th, 2009 by
Keith

This is the last reminder for all those who receive invites from Microsoft to download Windows 7 Release Candidate. This offer will last until August 20, 2009, as the starting on October 22, 2009, you will see Microsoft Windows 7 officially sold on the shelves and PC stores.

Note that, users who download the RC edition from the site will require a key, which can be obtained by accessing the Download Link below and follow the instructions to obtain yours.

July 8th, 2009 by
Keith

It has taken a long 5 years, and finally Google has decided to remove the beta tag from GMail. Over the years, Google has developed several Google Apps even when GMail is still in the beta stage.The fact that Google has taken a long time to pull this well-matured GMail from the beta tag has shown that Google is getting serious into businesses.

Large companies and enterprises are normally concern with beta tags; the official full release simply spell a whole new business plan for Google, leveraging on its large base of Google Apps developers.

May 2nd, 2009 by
Keith

Netbook demands are on the rise over the last few months. It all started with the introduction of Asus Eee PC notebook, and suddenly all other big companies follow suits to create their own version of Netbook. As you would probably realise that in most of these netbooks, the default operating system (OS) is normally Microsoft Windows XP. What about other OS platform?

Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 now offers Netbook users the support to install the latest version of Ubuntu on their lightweight device. Ubuntu developers have tested several popular netbooks in the market and separated them according to 3 Tiers:

In this release, there are basically 2 fixes; firstly, a security issue and secondly, a major stability issue. These are documented in the release note. Available in Windows and Linux, users can access the link above to download the application for your operating system.

April 26th, 2009 by
Keith

Not yet gone, but soon, are going to be the days where expensive Word Processor, are required to type professional documents. Introducing Zoho Writer, the most comprehensive web-based application for small businesses. Because of its integration with Google Gears, it allows the application to be run offline, even without connection to the Internet.

April 24th, 2009 by
Keith

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.9 has just been released; well, I sort of notice it today when I ran the browser update, on a regular routine.

There should be couple of bug fixes in this release, which are documented on the release note. Available in Windows and Linux, users can access the link above to download the application for your operating system.